The story of China cinema

Movements of China

1979–1997

Hong Kong New Wave

John Woo · Kar-leung Lau · King Hu

Masked Avengers (1981)

Masked Avengers

The Shanghai Thirteen

The Shanghai Thirteen

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981)

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

The Brave Archer, Part Three (1981)

The Brave Archer, Part Three

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1982–1994

Chinese Fifth Generation

Chang Cheh · Zhang Yimou

To Live (1994)

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Farewell My Concubine

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Raise the Red Lantern

Yellow Earth (1984)

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1990s–2000s

Chinese Sixth Generation

Jia Zhangke · Wang Xiaoshuai

Still Life (2006)

The Hedonists (2016)

Smog Journeys (2015)

Mountains May Depart (2015)

Mountains May Depart

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